Grenat Noble
20.00€
Vintage: 2020
Grape Varieties: grenache grape variety with 30% noble rot
Vineyard: between 60 and 80 years old vines
Havest: manual
Colour: dark carmine colour with ruby tints.
Bouquet: mellow and ripe fruitiness opening up to notes of small red fruits (cherry, strawberry, blackberry) and bergamot.
Palate: elegant, souple and smooth texture with a firm, generous and suave structure which typical for Grenache wines. Beautifully long finish on aromas of spices and fig.
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Description
Grape Varieties: made from the grenache grape variety with 30% noble rot
Yield: 20 hl/ha
Vineyard: between 60 and 80 years old vines
Terroir: early grey clay and late sandy clay
Maturation: 36 months in old oak barrels and enamelled tanks
Havest: manual
Vintage: 2020
This cuvée is the result of extraordinary climatic conditions. The first cuvée, made in 1992, owes its origins to the heavy thunderstorms and floods that hit the region (and especially Vaison la Romaine).
The days following the storm were radiant and the Mistral wind was blowing so we could continue our harvest or rather what was left of a rotten harvest… rotten but noble! Once vinified, we realized that the bouquet of the Grenache wine had a finesse and intensity that was absolutely unprecedented on our estate.
After this first unintended attempt, we tried again to replicate this wine (but without the floods!) by extending the maturity to a maximum. However it was not until 1995, that we managed to isolate the plots (completely different from the ones in 1992) able to produce noble rot. Unfortunately, despite late harvests (October 15 th) the “noble” phenomenon does not happen every year as it depends on the rain gauge of the late season.
The harvest is obviously manual. The vinification takes place in stainless steel tanks with a vatting period of 4 to 5 weeks depending on the vintage. This is followed by a long maturation phase lasting three years, allowing this exceptional Grenache to reveal all its aromatic nuances.
Tasting
Colour: dark carmine colour with ruby tints.
Bouquet: mellow and ripe fruitiness opening up to notes of small red fruits (cherry, strawberry, blackberry) and bergamot.
Palate: elegant, souple and smooth texture with a firm, generous and suave structure which typical for Grenache wines. Beautifully long finish on aromas of spices and fig.
Food pairing suggestions
Starters: duck rillettes with currants and port wine, Roquefort pie.
Main courses: goes beautifully with sweet/savoury dishes such as a pigeon tagine with dates and spices, pork with caramel and ginger, rabbit with prunes, beef carbonnade, as well as with the traditional cuisine : parmentier of beef cheek confit, tournedos Rossini with truffles, hare à la royale, duck breast with green pepper.
Cheeses: Bleu d’Auvergne, Munster, ripened Camembert.
Serving temperature: : 16 °C (61 °F)
Awards
Vacqueyras Red Grenat Noble 2019
• Vinalies Gold Medal 2022 – Concours des Oenologues de France
• 1 star in the Guide Hachette des Vins 2023